Mahabharata 7.72.77 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 72, Shloka 77
धृष्टद्युम्नस्य द्रोणरथारोহণं सात्यकेः प्रतिरक्षणं च | Dhrishtadyumna Boards Droṇa’s Chariot; Sātyaki’s Counter-Protection
सनागस्यन्दनहयान द्रक्ष्यध्वं निहतान् मया । संग्रामे सानुबन्धांस्तान् मम पुत्रस्य वैरिण:
sanāgasyandanahayān drakṣyadhvaṁ nihatān mayā | saṅgrāme sānubandhāṁs tān mama putrasya vairiṇaḥ ||
قال سانجيا: «غدًا سترون أعداء ابني—مع فيلتهم وعرباتهم وخيولهم، ومع أتباعهم وذوي قرباهم—صرعى مطروحين في ساحة القتال بيدي.»
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The verse highlights the ethical tension of war: loyalty to one’s own side and kin can harden into boastful certainty about killing the ‘enemy.’ It implicitly warns how identification with faction (“my son’s enemies”) can eclipse broader dharma and compassion, turning the battlefield into a stage for pride rather than righteous restraint.
Sañjaya reports a warrior’s confident declaration: that on the next day others will witness the opposing fighters—along with their war-mounts (elephants, chariots, horses) and their supporting retinues—slain by him in battle. It conveys impending escalation and the speaker’s aggressive resolve.
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